Luxin Zhang

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used SAPO-34 as the sole catalyst for the conversion of hexoses to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) in γ-valerolactone (GVL).

TL;DR: Under the optimum reaction conditions, simultaneously encouraging yields of furfural and 5-HMF were achieved at 448K, and SPTPA was found to exhibit superior catalytic ability in γ-valerolactone (GVL).

TL;DR: In this article, different catalysts, such as montmorillonite, heteropolyacids, silicoaluminophosphates, and modified beta zeolites, were studied for catalysis of the conversion of biomass-derived carbohydrates and raw biomass into furfural in lactone solvents.

TL;DR: In this paper, modified versions of zeolite beta containing iron, tin, or zirconium site were prepared from H-Beta via ion-exchanged route, and they were then used as catalysts for converting C6 carbohydrates to furfural in γ-valerolactone (GVL).

TL;DR: It was found that the solvent greatly influenced the hydrolysis of camellia oleifera shells, and the highest furfural yield was obtained in "γ-butyrolactone + water" system.